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Two MD-80-crashes occurred on August 16th. The first one happened in 1987 when a MD-82 of Northwest Airlines (flight NW255) crashed shortly after take-off from Detroit. 156 people died and only one passenger survived this crash. 18 years later, a West Caribbean Airways MD-82 crashed over Venezuela while flying from Panama to Martinique (flight YH708) with 160 fatalities and no survivors.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the crash of Northwest Airlines flight 255. The MD-82 crashed shortly after take-off from Detroit on its way to Orange County via Phoenix. All 149 passengers and six crew + two persons on the ground perished except for a 4-year old girl who was aboard with her family. Today also marks the 7th anniversary of the crash of West Caribbean Airways flight 708. The MD-82 crashed on its way from Panama City to Martinique over Venezuela. All 160 passengers and crew died.